Good morning chaps. Something for the weekend. All true facts.
My favourite is number 9.
- In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have âthe rule of thumb.â
- Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen OnlyâŚ
Ladies Forbiddenâ⌠and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
- Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David,
Hearts - Charlemagne,
Clubs -Alexander the Great,
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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In Shakespeareâs time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase⌠âgoodnight, sleep tight.â
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the brideâs father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink.
Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
- In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quartsâŚ
So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them âMind your pints and quarts, and settle down.â
Itâs where we get the phrase âmind your Pâs and Qâsâ
- Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.
âWet your whistleâ is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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In 1696, William III of England introduced a property tax that required those living in houses with more than six windows to pay a levy. In order to avoid the tax, house owners would brick up all windows except six. (The Window Tax lasted until 1851, and older houses with bricked-up windows are still a common sight in the U.K.) As the bricked-up windows prevented some rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was referred to as âdaylight robberyâ!
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Since 1962, Spurs fans have said they are going to win the league at the start of every football season, hence the phrase âdeluded twatâ.
The End.
